now. >>> in tunisia today riot police filled the air with tear gas trying to keep furious crowds under control. have a look. these are the biggest and loudest protests in tunisia since the revolution there two years ago. the one that sparked the whole arab spring. a vocal critic of the government was shot dead outside his home yesterday. that infuriated people who say he was assassinated. it was political. they were already unhappy with tunisia's political situation since the arab spring the new islamist led government is keeping down individual freedoms. the people are not happy. tunisia's prime minister fired his cabinet and called for new elections hoping to calm tensions, then his deputy said the party wasn't unified on that. and it might not happen. we are watching developments. >>> let's gets back to our top story. a shooter on the loose in los angeles. the suspect a former cop is identified as christopher dorner. he was fired from the police force five years ago. and he might now be seeking revenge. dorner accused of shooting three los angeles police officers early this mo

ago. tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral procession in tunisia of the murdered opposition politician chokri belaid, a political killing that rocked the fledgling democracy and highlighted divisions between liberals, secular tunisian, and conservative islamists. >> there was genuine anguish across tunisia today. no or more so than in the home of chokri belaid. his wife and father sitting dignified. words of support to his daughter, whose father was assassinated on wednesday. a political murder that threatens to undermine to nietzsche's fledgling revolution -- undermined tunisia's fledgling revolution. >> my father wanted it to the democratic with a bright future. he always said the country was full of good things and believe political progress was possible here. >> as the coffin was carried through the narrow alleyways of this modest working-class neighborhood, the huge crowd name.ed chanting belaid's they blame the islamist-led government for his murder. chokri belaid had been its most constant and vocal critic. >> amid all the anger, there's a sense that tensio

the funeral of assassinated opposition leader in tunisia. it is the country's democracy in danger of falling apart? for the first time in european union history, the government reveals a deal to cut the budget. >> ♪ i'll be there ♪ >> a kenyan voice is among thousands performing in china's new year television spectacular. we get the first ever backstage glimpse of rehearsals. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. the birthplace of the arab spring is facing its biggest crisis since its revolution two years ago. tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral procession in tunisia of the murdered opposition politician chokri belaid, a political killing that rocked the fledgling democracy and highlighted divisions between liberals, secular tunisian, and conservative islamists. >> there was genuine anguish across tunisia today. no or more so than in the home of chokri belaid. his wife and father sitting dignified. words of support to his daughter, whose father was assassinated on wednesday. a political murder that threatens to undermine

the globe. two years ago a fruit vendor in 2 nietzsche -- in tunisia set himself on fire, starting the arab spring. thousands took to the streets to protest against the killings, and the prime minister has responded, promising he would form a new government. >> he who is the country's first political assassination since the revolution, and it has exposed intrenched divisions and powerful and distrust. crowds of opposition supporters gathered at the interior ministry and tried to storm the building. they blamed the islamist-led government. these are the streets where protests brought down the dictatorship two years ago. eyewitnesses say when the police responded there was panic and chaos. >> police tried to absorb the anger of the demonstrators, but they could not just watch people throwing stones at them. >> he was the leader of a small party and a fierce critic of the largest party in the government coalition. he was shot dead by a man on a motorbike as he left home. he denounced it as an act of terror. it is unlikely to satisfy the dead man's supporters, who say he received repea

say he received repeated death threats. it is just over zero years since tunisia celebrates the transparent election, the first since the uprising of 2011. that election made to miyisha somewhat of a beacon -- made tunisia somewhat of a beacon. the islamist party merged, but without a majority. they promised cooperation. it seemed to nietzsche -- tunisia was finding a way to compromise. will today's assassination derails the emerging democracy? >> this is the most difficult process of the change, and the new political system has been put together. the new constitution, the divisions between where the country is going, the maneuvering, but generally things are heading in the right direction. >> even so, this will put fear into the heart of the political lives. tonight they called elections. it is a reminder that even the most hopeful of arab democracies remains a work in progress. >> i spoke to michelle. she is the director of the council at the middle east center. we have one of the country's best his the most -- countries that is the most westernized is the most stable. it is a

washington's on many beats questions over the years abroad. and attention in tunisia public anger over an opposition leader's killing comes close to boiling point in the government to dissolve and raising fears of the second revolution. you're watching r t why from moscow with me to ban would say it's good to have you company today. russia's black sea resort of sochi is making a yeah until the start of one of the most exciting events will action love is the one telling lympics giant countdown clocks have started taking it into major cities across the country is lindsey france reports from school. several meters high weighing nearly eight tons each now the color scheme on these clocks is blue but as you can imagine since this walk here in moscow is set just outside red square it is red farther to the south zone or is just like this or having it in a much bigger way a president who is meeting with the chief of the international olympic committee along with a seventy's delegation representing countries participating in the olympics in the then his big celebrations down there and saw

>> thousands rally in the tune is in capital and a show of support for the government -- in tunisia in a show of support for the government. demonstrations come a day after the burial of the murdered opposition politician. al jazeera, live from london. rockets hit any rainy and dissident camp near baghdad, reportedly killing six -- an iranian dissident camp near baghdad, reportedly killing six. obesity leads us to a city in united states. there is growing turmoil into knees. thousands of people rally on the street of the capital in show of support for the government -- tunisia. thousands of people rally on the streets of the capital in show of support for the government. the prime minister has threatened to resign if a technocratic government is not formed. >> on the capital's main thoroughfare, thousands gathered in support of tunisia' party. this is a warning for those who thought to dissolve the government. we are not afraid to go back to the streets. the moderate islamic enough a party one elections in 2011. a political murder of liberal opponent chokri belaid and the prime mini

tunisia public anger over an opposition leader's killing comes close to boiling point punching the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second revolution. you're watching r t why from moscow with me to them and say it's good to have you company today. russia's a black sea resort of sochi is making a yeah until the start of one of the most exciting events for action lovers and. the want to lympics giant countdown clocks have started taking in the end of major cities across the country is lizzy france reports from school. several meters high weighing nearly eight tons each now the color scheme on these clocks is blue but as you can imagine since this block here in moscow is set just outside red square it is red farther to the south than on he says like this or having it in a much bigger way president putin is meeting with the chief of the international olympic committee along with a seventy's delegation representing countries participating in the olympics to the then his big celebrations down there and saw cheek kicking off today first off with devotion i say the palace here

in the next half hour -- them of political unrest in tunisia after a leading secular politician is assassinated in front of his home. >> the german education minister is stripped of her document for playing it -- her doctorate for plagiarism, and the opposition calls for her resignation. >> the political crisis in tunisian deepened dramatically tonight following the assassination of a top opposition leader and the violent unrest that has followed in the wake of his killing. troops have been deployed in a number of locations to restore order. >> the killing of the prominent secular politician has sparked protests across the country. supporters flooded the streets of tunis and other cities. there are reports of barricades being erected in clashes with police. >> news of the assassination sparked protests in several tunisian cities. in the capital, thousands of angry protesters followed the ambulance carrying belaid's body. many blame the islamists, an accusation the party denies. >> people know that the criminals are directly linked to the head of the party. >> all these islamist org

that in the tunisia public anger and even opposition leaders killing comes close to boiling point prompting the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second revolution and. it's a may day here in moscow you're watching r t live well with me to say russia's black sea resort of sochi is marking a yeah until the start of one of the most exciting events for action love isn't real secret is the winter olympics giant countdown clocks have started taking in a major cities across the country arches lizzie france has to details. farther to the south zamboni says cyclists are having is in a much bigger way a president who didn't choose his meeting with the cheetah by the international olympic committee along with the seven these delegations are representing their countries participating in the olympics in the then his big celebrations down there in tsotsi kicking off today for his off with the washington highs the palace here and then of course you know gas and it is a big iceberg with some of the leading is ours i love it russian figure skating when i never have it all out for the

. developments in tunisia and joins us live on the line now maria how big are these crowds at the funeral and what's happening where you are now. procession has now reached the cemetery carrie and we can see this procession is massive thousands have gathered today for the clear out of shock of being a very well respected man and that is one of the reasons but another one is that people in tunisia are just shocked with what happened on one day and this is why they say this is the personal tragedy and day of national mourning the shock. vocal critic of the government in tunisia and especially over. the infamous local branch of muslim brotherhood who is dominating the ruling tunisia's to call it and this is why we are hearing lots of anti government. we we feel look to government pronouncements here and the government slogan and we've also been hearing from people we have been able to speak to now that they are accusing not only the government of the party but personally the leader of the party mr huhne new she's been responsible for the murder of. shocklee who's been one of the most

tunisia public anger of an opposition leaders killing comes close to boiling point prompting the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second revolution. it's a may day here in moscow you're watching r t live all with me to say russia's black sea resort of sochi is marking a yeah until the start of one of the most exciting events for action love isn't real secret is the winter olympics giant countdown clocks have started taking in a major cities across the country arches lizzie france has the details. farther to the south zamboni says like this or having been a much bigger way a president who didn't choose his meeting with the cheetah by the international olympic committee along with her seventy's her delegation was representing those countries participating in the olympics in the then his big celebrations down there and saw she kicking off today first off with emotion i had palin here and then of course you know gas and it is a big iceberg formants with some of the leading this is ours i love it russian figure skating when i never have it all out for the large fireworks

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listening with fresh trained and of visuals cutting ribbons. tensions in tunisia public anger over an opposition leader's killing comes close to boiling point prompting the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second revolution. and droning on the american media blitz aimed at enhancing perceptions of washington's on men leave while questions use a broad only ring. it's eleven am here in moscow you're live with us on r.t. with me tom it's good to have you with us my drug shows the black sea resort of sochi is marking a year until the start of one of the most exciting events for action lovers and thrill seekers the winter olympics giant counter clocks have started taking in the eight major cities across the country in part is that lindsey france is following the celebrations and now joins me live from moscow with the details lindsay there's been. quite a lot of festivities happening already they can you tell us what's going to be celebrated today how today is going to be celebrated. yes i can be mayor of moscow and that is speaking just behind me they're about to kick off a lo

then later learning of the tough wait to gaze at the pro-democracy rolls a slab secular tunisia schools teaching children a hard grade is learned last friday conservation all that after a short break. we speak your language anything about the war not being. good news programs and documentaries in spanish matters to you breaking news a little turn to angles stories. here to. try to alter the spanish find out more visit actuality. this is the welcome back internees every major schools are spreading throughout the nation following the revolution two years ago some parents have no problem with that kids getting down to the nuts and bolts of islam as an age but others fear such education is only planting the seeds of future extremism of history now going to our calls. tunisia's learned some tough lessons in the wake of its revolt but now the report card for what's going on in its schools is facing examination in the school in one of the poorest districts of the tunisian capital children come to learn about the qur'an and the way of life of true muslims religious education was banned

tension in tunisia public anger over an opposition leader's killing comes close to boiling point prompting the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second revolution. ready steady go a year long come down until the winter limping czar launches all across russia sports stars already on the starting blocks of the sun is aging glistening with fresh paint and officials are cutting ribbons. and they're drowning on america's seems a media blitz aimed at enhancing perceptions of washington's on land while questions over the use of brawl to only ring loud. you're watching r t a y from moscow with me to say it's good to have you with us today. a brand new wave of public theory in tunisia has seen the country's government dissolved ruling islamists say a nonpartisan cabinet of technocrats will be formed to manage the state until elections can be held police fired tear gas at thousands of angry protesters in the capital tunis on wednesday after they attacked the offices of the governing party the unrest was sparked by the assassinations of a key opposition leader told me bin laden

were similar scenes of chaos and violence on the streets of tunisia where the assassination of a prominent opposition figure ignited outbursts of unrest with people blaming the islamist government for betraying the arab spring uprising. protests catcalls come from cia hopeful john brennan at a confirmation hearing amid fears of where the architect of the targeted assassination program could take america's spy bureau. and russia countdown to the twenty fourteen winter olympics the games promised to be unique not to mention the most expensive in history but huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. good evening i'm lucy caffein of when you're watching the weekly here on r.t.e. . egypt's opposition groups are gearing up for more mass rallies against president morsi was threatening to storm the presidential palace the protesters are demanding that morsi uphold the goals of the world illusion that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago and what's increasingly becoming a similar scenario meanwhile an egyptian court has ordered the government to block the video sharing web

a general strike. is following developments in tunisia and joins us live on the line now maria how big are these crowds at the funeral and what's happening where you are now. well christian has now reached a cemetery kerry and we can see this procession is massive thousands have gathered today for the clear out of shock take being a very well respected man and that is one of the reasons but another one is that people in tunisia are just shocked with what happened on one day and this is why they say this is a personal tragedy and day of national mourning the shock of. vocal critic of the government in tunisia and especially over. the internet local branch of muslim brotherhood who is dominating the ruling tunisians to call it and this is why we are hearing lots of anti government. we we feel look to government pronouncements here and the government slogan and we've also been hearing from people we have been able to speak to now that they are accusing not only the government of the party but personally the leader of another party mr her new she's been responsible for the murder of. s

libya egypt and tunisia all countries that are now drowning in chaos and violence two years on well obama has changed his tune a bit now saying well it's going to be messy those transitions also his tone on syria a bit distant considering a year ago the u.s. was insisting president go now saying they will continue to put pressure on the syrian leader now another pledge from obama to continue to push for legal and durable policy on counterterrorism no meant to go of guantanamo drones or wiretapping and obama did mention internet freedoms well sort of he flaunted signing an executive order on cyber defense but the order is really seen as a response to congress's refusal to pass the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act or sis last year that was in light of serious privacy concerns in other words as a loophole for sis to be put into action. there you have it marie and he and i we thank you. and he was discussing the high points and i suppose perhaps the low point as well of the american president's state of the union as a mr president obama was talking about the future others h

chaos and violence could be seen on the streets of tunisia and the assassination of a prominent opposition figure it out bursts of public unrest people blaming the islamist government for the train the values of the arab spring uprising. protests and catcalls confront cia hopeful john brennan at a confirmation hearing and fears of where the architect of the targeted assassination program could take america. and russia counts down to the twenty fourteen winter olympics games promised to be the most unique and the most expensive in history and huge overspend already costing a key organizer his job. last two days here in moscow this is artie's weekly. egypt's supposition groups are gearing up for more mass rallies against president mercy some threatening to storm the presidential palace the protest is a demanding that see up holes the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago and what's increasingly becoming a similar scenario in one of the gyptian quarters or the government to block the video sharing web site you tube in the country for a month citing anti is

similar scenes of chaos and violence on the streets of tunisia where the assassination of a prominent opposition figure ignited outbursts of unrest with people blaming the islamist government for betraying the arab spring uprising. protests catcalls come from ca hopeful john brennan at a call information hearing amid fears of where the architect of the targeted assassination program could take america's spy bureau. and russia countdown to the twenty fourteen winter olympics the games promised to be unique not to mention the most expensive in history but huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. good evening i'm lucy caffein of in you're watching the weekly here on r.t.e. . egypt's opposition groups are gearing up for more mass rallies against president morsi was threatening to storm the presidential palace the protesters are demanding that morsi uphold the goals of the world illusion that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago and what's increasingly becoming a similar scenario meanwhile an egyptian court has ordered the government to block the video sharing web site you

tunisia anti-government protests turned into violent clashes with police and the ruling islamist blog the prime minister's plan to form a coalition government. the countdown to the next winter olympics begins that's exactly one year until russia hosts its first ever winter games that promises to become the most unique and the most expensive in history. but not everyone is in a celebrate torrie mood russia's president lashes out at overspending and sacks a key figure behind the two thousand and fourteen games. and broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us. now from drone strikes to torture techniques barack obama's nominee for head of the cia is facing tough questions in the senate confirmation hearing this session is under way again after it was disrupted by protestors angry at john brennan's role in america's drone program. brennan is widely seen as one of the architects of a controversial program in an effort to avoid scrutiny over his candidacy the u.s. president has even agreed to hand over classified documents justifying the killing

a day of mourning and protest in tunisia thousands gather for the funeral of a slain opposition leader amid fears of more violence against a backdrop of a general strike that's paralyzed the country. brussels a budget bickering around two years between main rivals france and the u.k. grow even wider after what's seen as a snub by the french president. president obama's nominee to head the cia faces catcalls from anti drug protesters seemingly gets an easy ride in the makers over his controversial targeted assassinations program. from our studios in moscow you're watching r.t. but we start with tunisia where thousands have gathered for the funeral of a secular opposition leader whose assassination has led to chaos in the streets and a crisis in parliament cities nationwide are braced for fresh anti-government protests to previous days of resulting in fierce clashes between demonstrators and police adding to the turmoil as well the country has been paralyzed by general strike. following developments in tunisia and joins us live now on the line maria how is this latest gathering go

holds a split second at tunisia schools teaching children to hold great if you want to go on spreading trost over. the world with. science technology innovation called the least developed from around russia we've got the future covered. choose your language. call it we can without any financial planner say still some. choose to use the consensus to. choose to get to. choose the stories that impact your life choose peace access to. good. grief. video for your media. free media r t dot com. this is the welcome bach internees every teacher school's out spreading through a following the revolution two years ago some parents have no problem with that kids getting down to the nuts and bolts of islam at an early age but others feel it is such a case has only planting the seeds of future extremism going to come in our people . tunisia's learned some tough lessons in the wake of its revolt but now the report card for what's going on in its schools is facing examination in the school in one of the poorest districts of the tunisian capital children come to learn about the qur'an and the

libya egypt and tunisia all countries that are now drowning in chaos and violence two years on while obama has changed his tune a bit now saying well it's going to be messy those transitions also his tone on syria a big distin considering a year ago the u.s. was insisting president go now saying they will continue to put pressure on the syrian leader now another pledge from obama to continue to push for legal and durable policy on counterterrorism no mention of though of guantanamo drones or wiretapping and obama did mention internet freedoms well sort of he flaunted signing an executive order on cyber defense but the order is really seen as a response to congress's refusal to pass the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act or sis last year that was in light of serious privacy concerns in other words as a loophole for sis to be put into action there you have it very nice and always thank you. discussing the high points and i suppose perhaps the low points as well of the american president's state of the union mr president obama was talking about the future others have been tak

administration a great success especially libya egypt and tunisia those countries of course now still drowning in chaos and violence two years on well. bamma has changed his tune a bit now saying well it's going to be messy those transitions also his tone on syria a bit distant considering a year ago the us was insisting president off to moscow a lot of speculation about intervention was going on now the president saying they will continue to put pressure on the syrian leader another pledge from obama to continue to push for legal and durable policy on counterterrorism no mention here of guantanamo drones or wiretapping and obama mentioned internet freedoms well sort of he flaunted signing an executive order on cyber defense but the order is really seen as a response to congress's refusal to pass the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act or says last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action president obama has cited growing threats from cyber attacks but he will add to his usual says it's not clear

games. meanwhile the turmoil in tunisia intensifies fresh clashes between anti-government protesters and police are accompanied by a political chaos with the ruling islamists defining the prime minister's decision to reshuffle the government. and no compromise incites e.u. leaders gear up for a clash over cuts as they arrive in brussels to hammer out a budget deal. thanks for tuning in we've got news and analysis from all around the globe for you broadcasting live twenty four seven from our moscow headquarters i'm lucy catherine of and you're watching r.t. . welcome to our top story sochi in fact it's now exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia now the special giant clocks in the country's largest cities the one you can see behind me have begun the countdown for the event that's actually going to be held at the beautiful black sea resort city of sochi now this specific clock behind me that you can see. is actually the one that's in the center of moscow and it's ticking in real time so as you can see three hundred sixty four days twenty

success by his administration especially libya egypt and tunisia all contraries that are now still drowning in chaos and violence two years on well obama has changed his tune a bit now saying well it's going to be a messy transition also his tone on syria a bit distant considering a year ago the u.s. was insisting president go a lot of speculation about possible intervention while obama now saying they will continue to put pressure on the syrian leader another pledge from obama to continue to push for legal and durable policy on counterterrorism now no mention here of guantanamo drones or wiretapping but obama did mention internet freedoms well sort of he flaunted signing an executive order on cyber defense but the order is really seen as a response to congress's refusal to pass the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act system that was last year and in light of serious privacy concerns it didn't go through in other words a loophole has been found for cispa to really be put in action so i suppose actually signed on the day of the state of the union address well there's about

a day of mourning and protest in tunisia thousands gather for the funeral of a slain opposition leader and fears of more violence against a backdrop of a general strike that's paralyzed the country. brussels a budget bickering round two and a rift between main rivals france and the u.k. grew even wider after what's seen as a snub by the french president. present obama's nominee to head the cia faces cat calls from anti drone protesters seemingly gets an easy ride from lawmakers over his controversial targeted assassinations program. from our studios in moscow you're watching r.t. . we start with tunisia where thousands have gathered for the funeral of a secular opposition leader whose assassination has led to chaos in the streets and a crisis in parliament cities nationwide are braced for fresh anti-government protests to previous days of unrest resulting in fierce clashes between demonstrators and police i think the turmoil as well the country has been paralyzed by general strike. following developments in tunisia and joins us live now on the line maria how is this latest gathe

capital of tunisia following the assassination of an opposition protester. clashes between protesters and police threaten democracy as the politicians are disagreeing on how to deal with this crisis. we have been out on the streets of the capital. >> the situation across tunisia is incredibly tense. the assassination has shaken the country to its very core. ? we have not seen scenes like this for two years. there are right police clashing on this main street. the young men are protesting about the government. the government allied to the muslim brotherhood, accused of a road and the people the freedoms that people had one in the revolution. -- accused of eroding the freedoms that the people won in the revolution. there is a highly charged funeral tomorrow. many people across the country are anticipating more trouble. >> a very tense time they're in tunisia. it has been described as the blackest day in australian sport. crushing revelations of mass doping have ripped across the image. doctors, coaches, scientists were all involved, working alongside in an organized crime syn

way to say yes after pro-democracy or holds a spot secular tunisia schools teaching children to hold great it's all spreading trust and over. the world with. science technology innovation all the least developed from around russia we've got the future covered. choose your language. we can we know if you're going to stay still some. choose to use the consensus you can. choose to get the news that you think a great tool. to use to stories could impact your life choose me access to. three. three. three. three. three. video for your media. free media r t dot com. this is the welcome bach internees every teacher school's out spreading through observation of following the revolution two years ago some parents have no problem with their kids getting down to the nuts and bolts of islam at an early age but others feel as such occasion is only planting the seeds of future extreme as i'm going to now report. tunisia's learned some tough lessons in the wake of its revolt but now the report card for what's going on in its schools is facing examination in the school in one of the poorest districts

country's leader mohamed morsi. and earlier this week the birthplace of the arab spring in tunisia witnessed a similar scenes of unrest as anti-government protests were sparked by the assassination of a prominent opposition figure. soon to be cia chief john brennan went through a confirmation hearing this week but made a cat calls and protests and it's still hard to tell where the architect of the targeted assassination program will take america's spy bureau. concerns arise if the u.s. middle missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal propelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas let's get right to your top stories egypt's opposition has called for more rallies and threatened to st

the british government's unemployment scam. this later but now in tunisia a religious schools are spreading throughout the nation following the revolution two years ago some parents have no problem with their kids getting down to the nuts and bolts of islam at an early stage but others fear centric ation is only planting the seeds of future extremism. now reports. tunisia's learned some tough lessons in the wake of its revolt but now the report card for what's going on in its schools is facing examination in the school in one of the poorest districts of the tunisian capital children come to learn about the qur'an and the way of life of true muslims religious education was banned under the old regime but it's making a comeback in a big way the rise of islam as a man has led to an increase in the number of religious schools are springing up across the country these schools are private operating outside of the control of state officials who have no say over what's being taught in these schools and some worry that this may lead to a rise in the number of young extremists even many rel

drone program could be to become the head of the agency. plus the turmoil in tunisia intensifies fresh clashes between anti-government protesters and police are accompanied by political chaos with the ruling islam is defying the prime minister's decision to reshuffle the government. thanks for tuning in world news live from our moscow headquarters i'm lucy catherine of and of course you're watching our team well on to our top story it's now exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games right here in russia a special giant clocks have been installed in the country's largest cities and they've begun the countdown for the event which will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi now of course when we're talking about sochi the main celebrations to mark the countdown have taken place in the city itself now rounding off with a spectacular gala show as you can see in the screen there behind me really exciting images there now our team is andrew farmer is actually in the city of for us to see how the preparations for the games have been going and to gauge

hand-picked. tougher questions over drones torture and targeted executions. turmoil in tunisia thousands gather at a funeral for a murdered opposition leader whose assassination on antigovernment sentiment. tens of thousands march on spain streets amid calls for the government to go after a fresh round of budget cuts sees a spike in university fees and the end of free prescription drugs for pensioners. draft a bill in the u.k. aims to open up private online communications all forces there are concerns it's taking national security a step too far. from moscow twenty four seven this is our team. well it wasn't quite the grilling that many had predicted as president obama's choice to head the cia face the senate in his confirmation hearing the session began with. for the protesters were removed lawmakers then proceeded to john brennan on themes ranging from torture to drones but appeared to be somewhat timid in their attack is going to change a card reports now on the questions that were not asked. what most people expected to hear was how does the u.s. government make decisions a

been held a success by his administration especially libya egypt and tunisia all contraries that are now still drowning in chaos and violence two years on well obama has changed his tune a bit now saying well it's going to be a messy transition also his tone on syria a bit distant considering a year ago the u.s. was insisting president go a lot of speculation about possible intervention while obama now saying they will continue to put pressure on the syrian leader another pledge from obama to continue to push for legal and durable policy on counterterrorism now no mention here of guantanamo drones or wiretapping but obama did mention internet freedoms well sort of he flaunted signing an executive order on cyber defense but the order is really seen as a response to congress's refusal to pass the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act system that was last year and in light of serious privacy concerns it didn't go through in other words a loophole has been found for cispa to really be put in action so i suppose actually signed on the day of the state of the union address well the

america and around the globe. two years ago a fruit vendor in 2 nietzsche -- in tunisia set himself on fire, starting the arab spring. thousands took to the streets to protest against the killings, and the prime minister has responded, promising he would form a new government. >> he who is the country's first political assassination since the revolution, and it has exposed intrenched divisions and powerful and distrust. crowds of opposition supporters gathered at the interior ministry and tried to storm the building. they blamed the islamist-led government. these are the streets where protests brought down the dictatorship two years ago. eyewitnesses say when the police responded there was panic and chaos. >> police tried to absorb the anger of the demonstrators, but they could not just watch people throwing stones at them. >> he was the leader of a small party and a fierce critic of the largest party in the government coalition. he was shot dead by a man on a motorbike as he left home. he denounced it as an act of terror. it is unlikely to satisfy the dead man's supporters, who say